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"&lt;img alt=\"0721-michael-sam-tony-dungy-getty-01\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/07/21/0721-michael-sam-tony-dungy-getty-4.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michael Sam&lt;/strong&gt; is responding to &lt;strong&gt;Tony Dungy&lt;/strong&gt;'s comments -- by not responding -- with Sam's rep telling &lt;strong&gt;TMZ Sports&lt;/strong&gt; he refuses to engage with the legendary coach ... and wants to keep his focus on football. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not the first time Sam has had to deal with a former NFL coach claiming his sexual orientation would be a distraction -- earlier this year, &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/10/herman-edwards-gay-baggage-michael-sam/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Herm Edwards said Sam has \"issues\"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;and coaches would have to decide if they want to bring that kind of \"baggage\" into the locker room. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sam didn't respond to Edwards either. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, with Rams training camp officially opening up for rookies today (veterans report on Thursday), Sam's camp is once again issuing the perfect response ... \"no comment.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wouldn't want Jeff Fisher to have to \"deal with\" any unnecessary drama ..."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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